Rich Gossage allowed only two hits in five innings of relief and came out with a victory when the White Sox defeated the Twins, 1-0. Gossage replaced Claude Osteen with two men on base and none out in the fifth.

Bert Blyleven was beaten by a run in the eighth. Brian Downing led off with a single. Pat Kelly walked. When Nyls Nyman flied out, Downing advanced to third after the catch. Jerry Hairston then hit a sacrifice fly to score Downing. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 27, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Terrell 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Nyman lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .221        Carew ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .358
Hairston dh           3   0   2   1     0   0   .286      Brye lf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Braun ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Squires 1b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .230        Briggs ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Stein 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Kusick 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Hisle dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Downing c             3   1   1   0     0   2   .240      McKay 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bostock cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .283
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Oliva ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Gomez pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .139
                                                            Poepping ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
                                                          Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .301
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     3   8             Totals               31   0   7   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  4,463
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Twins 8
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 2
Doubles: Bostock (21)
Stolen Bases: Nyman (10), Squires (3)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Roof (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hairston (2)
GIDP: Stein (6), Thompson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Braun (1,by Gossage)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  4     5   0   0   0   1   0  16   4.36
Gossage W(9-8)          5     2   0   0   2   2   0  19   1.84
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   3   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(15-10)       9     6   1   1   3   8   0  34   3.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   8   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Nyman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hairston singled; Henderson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell flied out to center; Brye grounded out
(second to first); Ford lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires
struck out; Stein walked; Dent walked [Stein to second]; Downing
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick singled to left; Hisle flied out to center;
McKay flied out to center; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly struck out; Nyman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hairston singled; Henderson popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson singled to left; Roof flied out to right;
Terrell forced Thompson (second to shortstop); Terrell was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton flied out to right; Squires singled to
center; Stein grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Squires out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Brye flied out to right; Ford was called out on
strikes; Kusick singled to left; Hisle forced Kusick (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing
struck out; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: McKay singled to left; Bostock singled [McKay to
second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Thompson grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [McKay to third,
Bostock out at second]; Roof flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nyman singled to right; Nyman stole second;
Hairston flied out to center; Henderson struck out; Melton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell walked; BRAUN BATTED FOR BRYE; Braun flied
out to right; Ford popped to first in foul territory; Kusick
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Squires struck
out; Stein was called out on strikes (catcher to first); Dent
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle popped to second; McKay struck out; Bostock was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins
0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Downing singled to left; Kelly walked [Downing to
second]; Nyman flied out to center [Downing to third]; Hairston
sacrifice flied into a double play (right to second to first)
[Downing scored, Kelly out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: OLIVA BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Oliva singled; GOMEZ RAN
FOR OLIVA; Roof out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Gomez to second]; CAREW BATTED FOR TERRELL; Carew flied out to
right; Braun was hit by a pitch; BRIGGS BATTED FOR FORD; Briggs
walked [Gomez to third, Braun to second]; Kusick popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BRIGGS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Henderson flied out to center; Melton flied out to left; Squires
singled; Squires stole second; Stein popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); McKay grounded
out (first unassisted); Bostock doubled; POEPPING BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Poepping popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 0.